Table 1 Mean levels of cardiometabolic risk factor variables in normal weight and overweight/obese children by waist-to-height ratio: The Bogalusa Heart Study
|  | NORMAL WEIGHT (BMI- 5th to 85th percentiles)# | OVERWEIGHT/OBESE (BMI ≥ 85th percentile)# | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Waist-to-Height Ratio | Waist-to-Height Ratio | ||||
|  | <0.5 (n = 2343) | ≥0.5 (n = 238) | p-value | <0.5 (n = 101) | ≥0.5 (n = 409) | p-value |
Age | 10.9 (0.07) | 11.36 (0.23) | 0.08 | 8.5 (0.34) | 11.6 (0.16) | <0.0001 |
Male % | 48.5 | 57.6 | 0.007 | 46.5 | 50.6 | 0.46 |
White % | 53.4 | 74.0 | <0.0001 | 33.7 | 60.1 | <0.0001 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 101.8 (0.16) | 104.0 (0.51) | <0.0001 | 105.0 (0.88) | 107.2 (0.41) | 0.02 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 61.3 (0.14) | 62.9 (0.45) | 0.0008 | 64.4 (0.68) | 64.9 (0.32) | 0.47 |
Mean Arterial Pressure (mm Hg) | 74.7 (0.13) | 76.5 (0.42) | <0.0001 | 77.9 (0.63) | 79.0 (0.30) | 0.12 |
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 100.2 (0.52) | 110.4 (1.65) | <0.0001 | 103.8 (2.86) | 111.7 (1.36) | 0.01 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 72.1 (0.73) | 95.4 (2.32) | <0.0001 | 88.4 (5.57) | 108.5 (2.73) | 0.002 |
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 54.4 (0.23) | 49.1 (0.75) | <0.0001 | 49.9 (1.03) | 46.8 (0.49) | 0.008 |
TG/HDL Ratio | 1.4 (0.02) | 2.2 (0.06) | <0.0001 | 1.9 (0.16) | 2.5 (0.07) | 0.003 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 79.4 (0.17) | 81.9 (0.56) | <0.0001 | 81.1 (0.84) | 81.9 (0.40) | 0.39 |
Insulin (μU/ml)* | 9.9 (0.13) | 13.9 (0.43) | <0.0001 | 13.6 (1.37) | 19.4 (0.63) | <0.0001 |
Insulin Resistance Index (HOMA-IR)* | 1.9 (0.03) | 2.8 (0.09) | <0.0001 | 2.8 (0.31) | 3.9 (0.14) | <0.0001 |